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Monthly Archives: October 2011

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SNOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!! NYC is not Oakland, Mayor Bloomberg explained, yet the NYPD pulled the plug on Occupy Wall Street protestors, confiscating about a dozen gasoline cans and six generators from Zuccotti Park. Another NPR freelancer was fired for participating in the Occupy movement. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand plans to introduce a bill barring federally-funded foster care and More »

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Seems like winter, from a political standpoint, is officially here: Gov. Cuomo has ordered state agencies to prepare for a storm that is forecasted to hit parts of New York State this weekend, particularly from the lower Hudson Valley to the Capital Re… More »

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Not to be caught unawares by the snow, Gov. Cuomo has just activated the state’s emergency apparatus in preparation for what could be some heavy upstate snow this weekend. Here are the details: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today ordered state agencies to prepare for a winter storm that is forecasted to bring heavy rain, wet […] More »

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New evidence bolsters the FBI’s longstanding suspicion that radical American imam Anwar al-Awlaki supported the 9/11 attacks.
Our Joseph Straw reports:
Rep. Pete King (R-L.I.) said that in 2001 Daoud Chehazeh, a Syrian living in the U.S. and a fake d… More »

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Accepting an award in Manhattan last night from a major gay-rights group, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the successful push for same-sex marriage in New York “achieved historic social progress” that is “resonating on so many levels.” At the Empire State Pride Agenda’s annual gala, Cuomo spoke about the national significance of the New York law, [...] More »

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They’ve been calling for a millionaire’s tax, decrying the cruel new economy and are scheduled Friday afternoon for an anti-hydrofracking demonstration at City Hall but participants of the Occupy Albany movement are planning something of a Fun Day on Saturday, despite some dire weather forecasts. Starting at 10 am, occupiers will have “facilitation training” as […] More »

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A group of Staten Island lawmakers — from both parties — have sent the below letter to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, urging him to visit and consider the impact of the bi-state decision to raise Port Authority tolls.
“The impact to your state wil… More »

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Here’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s full speech at the Empire State Pride Agenda gala last night. Much is being made of the national scope of his remarks about same-sex marriage, particularly since Cuomo has been very careful up until now NOT to make remarks that could be parsed to be an expression of his desire to More »

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Joel Tyner, the Duchess County legislator and self-described progressive Democrat running for Rep. Chris Gibson’s U.S. House seat next November, was in Washington earlier this week to meet with top Democrats at a gathering of more than 100 candidates hosted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
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The new Aqueduct racino opened today, and the operators say they expect long lines of gamblers looking for short odds.
Our Sandoval and Connor report:
“There’s an old tradition that folks who game think their odds are better on opening day,” said St… More »

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Faced with questions about his campaign finances, City Comptroller John Liu is calling in former state Attorney General Robert Abrams to conduct an independent review.
Abrams, now a partner at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, is expected to be completed within 60 days, Liu’s office said.
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If you were planning to dress up as Marie Antoinette or Louis XVI for Halloween anyway, Jonathan Tasini (remember him?) is urging you to break out the costume early.
Just saw on Facebook that Tasini’s sending out invites for a Sunday “Occupy Gracie” p… More »

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ICYMI: Former GOP US Senate hopeful David Malpass told me on CapTon last night that the bloom is off the rose for him when it comes to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose performance the economist and ex-Reagan administration policy advisor once praised. Malpass said he was very impressed with Cuomo last spring – about the time More »

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A former state Department of Environmental Conservation employee was charged today with spending more than 500 work hours on sex chat lines and incurring more than $20,000 in improper phone charges to the state, Inspector General Ellen Biben announced. Edward Reilly, 52, of Delmar, Albany County, worked for the state 28 years and resigned Aug. [...] More »

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced Friday that she would introduce a bill barring federally-funded foster care and child adoption agencies from discriminating against potential adoptive parents because of their sexual orientations or gender identities. More »

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